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. ♪ >>> from washington, the mclaughlin group. the american original, for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. . ♪ >>> issue one, moving the goal post. >> america's not the world's policemen. terrible things happen across the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong. but when would modest effort and risk we can stop children from being gassed to death and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, i believe we should act. that's what makes america different. that's what makes us exceptional. >>> president obama, on tuesday night, delivered a prime time presidential address to the nation, focusing on syria's crisis. on thursday, russian president vladimir putin responded, in an extraordinary "new york times" op ed, directed at america's political leaders, notably taking aim at obama's claim that american values are exceptional. quote putin, my working and personal relationship with president obama is marked by growing trust. i appreciate this. i carefully studied his addres
. ♪ >>> from washington, the mclaughlin group. the american original, for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. . ♪ >>> issue one, moving the goal post. >> america's not the world's policemen. terrible things happen across the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong. but when would modest effort and risk we can stop children from being gassed to death and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, i believe we...
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for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >> warren buffett spoke about the economy and the fed today. mr. buffett says the u.s. economy is continuing the, quote, gradual increase it started since the fall of twine, end quote. as for the fed not tapering yesterday, here's what he had to say. >> i didn't have any great expectations one way or the other and it doesn't really make any difference to me in terms of our business or investments whether it's zero, $10 billion or $20 billion. someday it will stop and maybe go the other direction. >> our guest tonight says he was surprised the fed did not taper and that he's not making changes to his investment strategy based on whether it tapers or not. he is jim paulson, chief inrestment strategiinves investment strategist at wells imagine management. did the fed miss an opportunity. >> that's a sign of every successful recovery is the fed reins in its stimulus. i think they had an opportunity. obviously the markets leading up the last several weeks fully, most of us, all thought they were going to taper and the market seeme
for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >> warren buffett spoke about the economy and the fed today. mr. buffett says the u.s. economy is continuing the, quote, gradual increase it started since the fall of twine, end quote. as for the fed not tapering yesterday, here's what he had to say. >> i didn't have any great expectations one way or the other and it doesn't really make any difference to me in terms of our business or investments whether...
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so i think this will be a response from washington but, as i suggested, my guess is that it's more lkely to be a more active effort to assist the rebels rather than a direct military action by the united states. >> rose: let me talk -- give us a primer on chemical weapons. what are we talking about? what impact does it have? how much of a weapon of mass destruction is it? >> well, what's been said publicly is that the syrians have probably the largest active chemical weapons program in the world. and i say "probably" because we don't know that much about north korea's. the u.s. and russia, of course, had very large-scale programs but they're not active anymore after the enof the cold war. the syrian chemical weapons program was developed primarily as a deterrent against israel, both conventional and nuclear threat. and it consists of a very large quantity of mainly nerve agents, sarin and vx plus a mustard agent. >> rose: what do they do when you release them? >> well, it causes the nervous system to not function properly and if you're exposed it causes paralysis and death. but it has a
so i think this will be a response from washington but, as i suggested, my guess is that it's more lkely to be a more active effort to assist the rebels rather than a direct military action by the united states. >> rose: let me talk -- give us a primer on chemical weapons. what are we talking about? what impact does it have? how much of a weapon of mass destruction is it? >> well, what's been said publicly is that the syrians have probably the largest active chemical weapons program...
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in washington i thought maybe that new stimulus could give me... allow me to say some things that i hadn't been able to say. and it was too actually first of all to make a theater that was about to close still exist. and, two, to create a real audience for shakespeare and to find an accessible american style that had nothing to do with dumbing it down, ithad nothing to do with chging the words. it just had to do to find a way to be clear and interesting and speak directly to the audience. and i was able to do that in what was originally a small theater and is now a much larger one. >> rose: is there anything different about washington, d.c. in terms of what you're trying to do? >> well, the audience, of course. first of all, it's a very smart audience. >> rose: and power is a second language there. >> and there's no question that shakespeare deals with politics and power and the private man and the public man. really it's one of his great them and so it's vry easy to do something relevant. people say "how come your plays are so relevant, michael?"
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i put that question to a washington expert. >> the problem really is that the issue is not syria by itself, it is really a question of their role of the various regional actors and the role of turkey. the role of israel of course, and the middle eastern conflict with israel. it is also the view of russian- american relations that have fallen to one of the lowest points in recent memory. >> is there any hope at all of a political solution? >> not in the near future. it is clear that any political solution will have to be worked out together. it will be required to bring in russia, and these difficult problems, a rand has taken a bigger role in syria -- iran has taken a bigger role in syria. to picture the situation in the united states where the president would suggest to bring a ran into negotiations, you can imagine it produces a strong protest in congress. i don't see any chance for the near future. >> we will leave it there, thanks for being with us. >> the focus shifts to washington where congress will focus on the debate next week. >> it is being seen as politically risky. >> and angr
i put that question to a washington expert. >> the problem really is that the issue is not syria by itself, it is really a question of their role of the various regional actors and the role of turkey. the role of israel of course, and the middle eastern conflict with israel. it is also the view of russian- american relations that have fallen to one of the lowest points in recent memory. >> is there any hope at all of a political solution? >> not in the near future. it is clear...
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and then further up to the northwest, rainy system coming in to bc and down into washington state. the southwest staying dry and extremely hot. we're getting severe heat warnings in phoenix, for example. 44 degrees for the high. parts of southern califora and southernevada will alsoe sufferin under that extreme heat. as we head on into europe things are looking very unsettled for central locations. it's going to be gusty, widespread rain for germany. and coming into poland there. and then down across the southeast, or along the mediterranean, short time heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely. a cold front descending. that's going to continue to drop temperatures. although it stays very hot in the southwest, on your friday madrid 34. 32 in lisbon. these temperatures will also drop into sunday as the cold front makes its way down. so think you are seeing about 27 in madrid on sunday. should feel a little more comfortable. leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.
and then further up to the northwest, rainy system coming in to bc and down into washington state. the southwest staying dry and extremely hot. we're getting severe heat warnings in phoenix, for example. 44 degrees for the high. parts of southern califora and southernevada will alsoe sufferin under that extreme heat. as we head on into europe things are looking very unsettled for central locations. it's going to be gusty, widespread rain for germany. and coming into poland there. and then down...
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conditions have across the mid-atlantic coast as well as washington. new england and atlanta canada are dealing with heavy snow as well as strong winds. the system will quickly move off. out towards the west things are getting active as a new system is moving across this continent. we're seeing rain showers in the sierras and northern rockies. we're seeing heavy snow in montana and alberta. visibility could reduce to 40 meters. it's a very dangerous conditions. snow will also spread to the northern plains. temperatures very chilly. denver at 19 degrees. we'll be cooling down to minus two on your sunday. on the other hand temperatureses are getting back up. moving into east asia. rain is intensifying over southern china. all snow showers will be spreading toward the east. the peak of severe weather is over in northern japan but the risk och thunderstorms and hail will continue for the next several hours. dry conditions for the korean me pi peninsula. very chilly. mi minus 4. let's go over to europe and then we can see dot l clouds over the atlantic. thi
conditions have across the mid-atlantic coast as well as washington. new england and atlanta canada are dealing with heavy snow as well as strong winds. the system will quickly move off. out towards the west things are getting active as a new system is moving across this continent. we're seeing rain showers in the sierras and northern rockies. we're seeing heavy snow in montana and alberta. visibility could reduce to 40 meters. it's a very dangerous conditions. snow will also spread to the...
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could not protect their own people in their own country.)yq >> in washington president obama offered condolences to the oak creek victims and appealed to americans of all kinds to come together. >> we don't yet know fully what motivated this individual to carry out this terrible act. if it turns out as early reports indicate that it may have been motivated in some way by the ethnicity of those who were attending the temple, i think, the american people immediately recoil against those at attitudes. >> coming weeks after the murders in colorado, the president called for soul search being gun violence and again stopped short for calling for new laws. law enforcent ofcials in sconsin said the gun used in yesterday's shooting had been purchased legally. an and for more on this, we turn to latoya dennis, who's covering this story for milwaukee public radio. and amardeep singh, co-founder and director of the sikh coalition, the largest sikh civil rights organization in the united states. starting with you i know the details are just emerging what more can you fill in as to the alleged gunm
could not protect their own people in their own country.)yq >> in washington president obama offered condolences to the oak creek victims and appealed to americans of all kinds to come together. >> we don't yet know fully what motivated this individual to carry out this terrible act. if it turns out as early reports indicate that it may have been motivated in some way by the ethnicity of those who were attending the temple, i think, the american people immediately recoil against...
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he says he saw what he saw in a restaurant in suburban washington, in virginia outside washington, d.c. and it was his feeling that it had to come out eventually because other people were there and witnessed it. >> in fact, he's working for a superpac that is working on behalf of the perry campaign. so he's not working directly for the perry campaign but he used to work as a pollster for the national restaurant association and he said in an interview with the w an oklahoma radio station that he witnessed many of these allegations happening in front of anymore the late to 1990s. he told us in an interview the same thing. but he said that he is not behind leaking the story initially. so a couple things were going on here. the cain campaign is continuing its effort to blame the media on this and they are trying to suggest that these campaign operatives have leaked this. but it really is not obscuring the fact that mr. cain still has questions to answer about this and he knows he'll have to do so. >> suarez: today started as something that looked almost like a good day for herman cain. som
he says he saw what he saw in a restaurant in suburban washington, in virginia outside washington, d.c. and it was his feeling that it had to come out eventually because other people were there and witnessed it. >> in fact, he's working for a superpac that is working on behalf of the perry campaign. so he's not working directly for the perry campaign but he used to work as a pollster for the national restaurant association and he said in an interview with the w an oklahoma radio station...
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washington announced the strongest sanctions to date against the syrian government. >>g u.s. president barack obama has said for the first time that the syrian leader should go, and it is too late for him to make the changes needed. secretary of state hillary clinton underlined the message. >> for the sake of the syrian people, the time has come for him to step aside handled leave this transition to the syrians themselves. that is what we will continue to work to achieve. >> the u.s. is introducing further sanctions banning syrian oil products. the tough line was echoed in europe, with leaders in britain, france, and germany calling on the president to leave power. they were not convinced by the claim assad had ended the military crackdown on opponents. human rights groups said the crackdown was continuing. the u.n. says syrian government forces have killed at least 1900 people since protests began in march. >> our middle east analyst joins us in the studio. why are western countries choosing this point in time to call for a sudden -- for assad to step down? >> there has been
washington announced the strongest sanctions to date against the syrian government. >>g u.s. president barack obama has said for the first time that the syrian leader should go, and it is too late for him to make the changes needed. secretary of state hillary clinton underlined the message. >> for the sake of the syrian people, the time has come for him to step aside handled leave this transition to the syrians themselves. that is what we will continue to work to achieve. >>...
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labor researcher, who headed osha in the clinton administration and wachief of staff to the governor of washington state. then he took over the state investment board, and learned how to play the markets. for the past two years, he's guided calpers' investment strategy, following the big market downturn in 2008. at that point, calpers had little cash on hand, and had to sell assets to pay pensions. today, the fund has adequate liquidity and when we visited, dear was hoping 2011 would not be a repeat. >> okay, is this 2008 over again? are we going to get a credit market seizure, that is where the lubricant which is what credit is, what banks trade and what businesses borrow and what consumers, are we going to get a stoppage in that? because that's like the lubricant in the economy. if it's not there the economy seizes up. then you get the abyss. you get the financial armageddon. so that's the first question. you look around and go no, this is not one of those. >> reporter: that's what you said. >> that's what we said, so okay, so we've got some time to really think about this. >> reporter: what was
labor researcher, who headed osha in the clinton administration and wachief of staff to the governor of washington state. then he took over the state investment board, and learned how to play the markets. for the past two years, he's guided calpers' investment strategy, following the big market downturn in 2008. at that point, calpers had little cash on hand, and had to sell assets to pay pensions. today, the fund has adequate liquidity and when we visited, dear was hoping 2011 would not be a...
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>> production assistance for "inside washington" is provided the washington navy yard shootings. more questions than answers. man get a clearance for a security contractor? >> obama and the great government shutdown debate. >> i will do everything necessary and anything possible to defund obamacare. >> we cannot let the government shutdown. we cannot be, cause's or general custer. tells fox news that we did not use any chemical weapons. a former house majority leader speaks. >> he was overwhelmed. he was gratified. >> a little after 8:00 a.m. monday morning, aaron alexis, a civilian contractor working on a computer project entered building 197 of the washington navy yard with a valid pass. he was carrying a bag in which he held a shotgun, which he had purchased legally in virginia. he walked into the bathroom on the fourth floor, walked out, and began shooting. before police could take him out, he killed 12 people. he has been four years in the navy reserve and had a pattern of insubordination, absence of leave, and two days in jail after a bar fight. nevertheless, the navy gave
>> production assistance for "inside washington" is provided the washington navy yard shootings. more questions than answers. man get a clearance for a security contractor? >> obama and the great government shutdown debate. >> i will do everything necessary and anything possible to defund obamacare. >> we cannot let the government shutdown. we cannot be, cause's or general custer. tells fox news that we did not use any chemical weapons. a former house majority...
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is a washington holding everything back. he spent $1 trillion on the stimulus that did not succeed. we are hovering on the edge of the second recession. what he is, i suppose, going to bpropose is the second mini- stimulus. government does not create jobs, it killed them. part of the problem we have is the blanket of regulation over america, especially in energy, the saudi arabia of gas and coal, epa, and a moratorium on drilling elsewhere has killed an industry that has potential to hire a lot of people and reduce our dependence on outside sources of energy. .> colby, quickly >> are you finished? >> now, if you would like, i disquisition to complete, but i will yield the floor. >> thank you very much, charles, for that. i have heard a lot of it before it from you, but it always sounds good. >> changing field for republican presidential hopefuls. >> making sure we have a candidate that can be barack obama in november is the most important thing we do. >> we are going to make barack obama a one-term president. >> texas gov. r
is a washington holding everything back. he spent $1 trillion on the stimulus that did not succeed. we are hovering on the edge of the second recession. what he is, i suppose, going to bpropose is the second mini- stimulus. government does not create jobs, it killed them. part of the problem we have is the blanket of regulation over america, especially in energy, the saudi arabia of gas and coal, epa, and a moratorium on drilling elsewhere has killed an industry that has potential to hire a lot...
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>> production assistance for "inside washington" is provided by albritton communications and "politico." reporting on the legislative, executive, and political arena. in the face of such barbarism, the international community cannot be silent. >> this week on "inside washington" -- the president hard-sell. is a guarantee us on will do it again. >> it is the red line debate. the credibility debate. i think that would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united data that america and the president. the odd couple, obama and putin. >> weekend and this much more rapidly if russia takes a different approach to these problems. couple, boehner and pelosi. hundreds were killed and we must respond. iraqi andsts of the the response of the american people. to war with not go syria. we should mind their own business. >> british parliament says no on syria. the french is said to be divided. the russians, we know whose side putin is on. it seems to be a coalition of the unwilling when it comes to responding to serious use of chemical weapons. the question at home is wheth
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those in washington state have to wait three days to be married. same-sex ddings in maryland will begin on january first. maine will legalize the practice on december 29. the three states are the first to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. in economic news, new jobless claims fell sharply last week, after a temporary spike in the wake of hurricane sandy. and on wall street, stocks managed modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average added 39 points to close at 1,374. the nasdaq rose 15 points to close at 2,989. the u.s. senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill normalizing trade relations with russia. but the measure also contained provisions to punish russian officials accused of human rights offenses-- move the russian government has denounced. the house passed the legislation last month. president obama has pledged to sign it into law. it was all smiles today for the duchess of cambridge, as she left a london hospital. the former kate middleton was discharged after being treated for severe morning sickness. the duchess emerged wi
those in washington state have to wait three days to be married. same-sex ddings in maryland will begin on january first. maine will legalize the practice on december 29. the three states are the first to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. in economic news, new jobless claims fell sharply last week, after a temporary spike in the wake of hurricane sandy. and on wall street, stocks managed modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average added 39 points to close at 1,374. the nasdaq...
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. >> rose: we begin there evening with a pressing issues facing leaders in washington, foreign policy is front and center with the escalading chaos in syria, new accusations of chinese cyberattack and the risk of if you clear proliferation. president obama addressed recent provocaon fro north rea earlier today at a joint press conference with the president of south korea. >> the days when north korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions,s this days are over. our two nations are prepared to engage with north korea diplomatically and over time build trust. but as always and as president pak has made clear, the burden is on pyongyang to take meaningful steps to abide by its commitments and obligations, particularly the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. >> rose: a little more than 100 days into president obama second term he also faces a series of domestic challenges. gun control legislation that would have extended background tests failed to pass the stat last month. the administration has yet to contend with deficit reduction, immigration reform and new threats to homela
. >> rose: we begin there evening with a pressing issues facing leaders in washington, foreign policy is front and center with the escalading chaos in syria, new accusations of chinese cyberattack and the risk of if you clear proliferation. president obama addressed recent provocaon fro north rea earlier today at a joint press conference with the president of south korea. >> the days when north korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions,s this days are over. our two nations...
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late but he needs help and the fact that president obama was just over there, he has been just over to washington tells you that it needs a lot of attention, the refugee flows are enormous so he needs help managing that, but let's be honest, at the end of the day, how would it i put it, our influence is no not as great our interests. >> rose: you said that. >> we should do things to help us but we can't control the history of this part of the world, we can nudge it along but we may have to simply deal with consequences. >> the head of the house -- on this program friday night and say because he gets to see all the leaders that come and see the intelligence committees when they come in, every one of the them the neighborhood are saying please take some leadership here. now, what leadership might be and he said they are not asking for troops on the ground and not asking for certain kinds of weapons but they are saying the united states oght to take some leadership here and try to do something. >> well, first of all, when some of these countries say take some leadership it is like we will hold your
late but he needs help and the fact that president obama was just over there, he has been just over to washington tells you that it needs a lot of attention, the refugee flows are enormous so he needs help managing that, but let's be honest, at the end of the day, how would it i put it, our influence is no not as great our interests. >> rose: you said that. >> we should do things to help us but we can't control the history of this part of the world, we can nudge it along but we may...
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panetta told reporters that tokyo and washington agreed the disputed islands are covered by the u.s.-japan treaty. he said the u.s. will not take sides and urged both countries to act with restraint. >> the united states as a matter of policy does not take position with regards to competing sovereignty claims. it's important that diplomatic means on both sides be used to try to constructively resolve these issues. >> japanese business people in china have looked out of their pla plants. they don't like what they see. what's t view from the facto factori factories. >> some are seeing protesters and they are pulling down their shutters as protesters turn nasty in china japanese are closing down their factories and stores. honda motor will stop operations at five plants. they say it will be hard to ship products amid possible violence. another carmaker plans to shut down its factory for four days from tuesday. electronics firms panasonic is halting work. retailers are taking similar precautious. the super market chain will keep a store closed for the time being. executives decided to ke
panetta told reporters that tokyo and washington agreed the disputed islands are covered by the u.s.-japan treaty. he said the u.s. will not take sides and urged both countries to act with restraint. >> the united states as a matter of policy does not take position with regards to competing sovereignty claims. it's important that diplomatic means on both sides be used to try to constructively resolve these issues. >> japanese business people in china have looked out of their pla...
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that paralyzed washington in the past. boring news for many viewers, perhaps, but as jeffrey brown explains it's also fodder for fiction and drama. >> from a novel of intrigue about watergate to casting the right actor to play john mccain, depicting a power hungry politician who stops at nothing to get his way our guests have had a hand in portraying washington in books and large and small screens for worse. the co-creator and writer of the netflix series house of carveds and wrote the screen play for the film ideas of march. and the television movies game change about the 2008 campaign and recount about the 2000 election. now, the list and critic thomas allen has written eight novels including watergate a novel and a nonfiction book about president kennedy's assassination. and welcome to all of you. i wanted to start with you, bill, what makes washington a great subject? why did you want to take it on? >> well, the subject of house of cards is power. and there's no better place to go than washington d.c. if you want to dr
that paralyzed washington in the past. boring news for many viewers, perhaps, but as jeffrey brown explains it's also fodder for fiction and drama. >> from a novel of intrigue about watergate to casting the right actor to play john mccain, depicting a power hungry politician who stops at nothing to get his way our guests have had a hand in portraying washington in books and large and small screens for worse. the co-creator and writer of the netflix series house of carveds and wrote the...
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washington has never want to him and he's never want to washington. having said that there are real serious questions about whether he has, if he one the election because he connected with people, people felt he understood their problems and their values and he could relate to them. and i think what we've seen at the start of the second term is an agenda that wasn't for start what he talked about in the election, wasn't speaking to that priority, especially economic priorities. and if you're going to bet all of the political capitalists as president bush called it on gun reform, gun control, then you need to follow through. even if congress stops, you need to take that fight to them and you need to have some of the lbj about you where you're willing to press the case against people who are maybe conservative senators in democrat states and it dropped, it stopped. when you see these mass shootings coming back and the president half hardly tries to make some comments before he goes back to the debt scene that's not following through that's not what john
washington has never want to him and he's never want to washington. having said that there are real serious questions about whether he has, if he one the election because he connected with people, people felt he understood their problems and their values and he could relate to them. and i think what we've seen at the start of the second term is an agenda that wasn't for start what he talked about in the election, wasn't speaking to that priority, especially economic priorities. and if you're...
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president barack obama has made it clear washington is in no rush to intervene in serious. >> that's right. on friday, he called the apparent gassing of hundreds of serious civilians troubling and a big event of grave concern, but he offered no sign that the u.s. military will move to stop the civil war war. >> on the ground, human inspectors have yet to investigate the attack. they blame the rebels for blocking the investigation. >> we have a report, and again, the images may disturb some viewers. >> revels in aleppo say they have seen enough. they accuse the al-assad regime of killing hundreds of civilians with poison gas. >> the international community does not care about the killings. president obama said using chemical weapons is a red line. this line has been crossed a thousand times over. >> u.s. president barack obama has been facing increasing pressure to act, but his latest statements to broadcaster cnn were cautious. the united states continues to be the one country that people expect can do more than just simply protect their borders, but that does not mean that we have t
president barack obama has made it clear washington is in no rush to intervene in serious. >> that's right. on friday, he called the apparent gassing of hundreds of serious civilians troubling and a big event of grave concern, but he offered no sign that the u.s. military will move to stop the civil war war. >> on the ground, human inspectors have yet to investigate the attack. they blame the rebels for blocking the investigation. >> we have a report, and again, the images may...
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washington is considering toughening sanctions on damascus and europe's biggest powers warned they may have lost they may do the same. syria rolled tanks out across the country. -- europe's biggest powers have warned that they may do the same. >> this footage shows armored vehicles. army tanks entered the southern cities where the protests first began. footage is also emerging from the region itself appearing to back up reports that soldiers are firing live ammunition against soldiers. the use of force against opposition has garnered international opposition. the german foreign minister is demanding action. >> if the syrian leadership does not change course immediately, the international community will have to draw consequences. sanctions would be unavoidable. >> the security council is continuing its talks on syria and the parent to russia and china opposed calls for sanctions. -- the security council is continuing its talks on syria. russia and china opposed calls for sanctions. the syrian opposition remains wide open to pro-government suppression. >> we will have more on this in our
washington is considering toughening sanctions on damascus and europe's biggest powers warned they may have lost they may do the same. syria rolled tanks out across the country. -- europe's biggest powers have warned that they may do the same. >> this footage shows armored vehicles. army tanks entered the southern cities where the protests first began. footage is also emerging from the region itself appearing to back up reports that soldiers are firing live ammunition against soldiers....
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and europe but increasingly many favor making decisions without regard for washington's european partners. >> moving onto some business news. it has been something of a year of jargon about about the u.s. economy. in march, it was all about the sequester. now, the markets and the media have been fixated on the taper. except, it hasn't happened. >> the taper was meant to be the start of a gradual process by the u.s. federal reserve to reduce its monthly stimulus program. this is currently $85 million a month. >> it was expected to begin today but in the past hour, the fed surprised everyone by saying no taper. >> for the past five years, the federal reserve's plan has treated the world to easy money. it's massive dollar printing program has made sure that banks, companies, and private households can borrow at the lowest possible rate. the fed has been pumping out $85 billion a month, mainly through the purchase of treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. the balance sheet has ballooned to $3.4 trillion. there are still no talk of the fed selling off the stockpile and now ben bernanke
and europe but increasingly many favor making decisions without regard for washington's european partners. >> moving onto some business news. it has been something of a year of jargon about about the u.s. economy. in march, it was all about the sequester. now, the markets and the media have been fixated on the taper. except, it hasn't happened. >> the taper was meant to be the start of a gradual process by the u.s. federal reserve to reduce its monthly stimulus program. this is...
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that is what is missing in washington today. remark is ridiculous. he said that reagan is too right wing, and to quote your favorite columnist, who happens to be me, the party has just nominated a guy who lives 15 miles to the left of ronald reag. every republican nominee since reagan has been more liberal than him. >> we had a special election this week in arizona, in a district that republicans have carried at the presidential level consistently since its creation. the democrats running as a democrat, and national democrat, a vanquished the republican, an iraq veteran, who came out for the ryan budget, the privatization of medicare, and that was a loser, folks. take that as an example of where we're going in the debate in. > -- in 2012. >> colby, this week the federal reserve reported that our network is shrinking -- net worth is shrinking. a lot of this is housing. median home equity dropped 42.3%. >> this is pre-barack obama. that is an argument we are going to hear over and over again, who is responsible for it. i would like to not shift gears b
that is what is missing in washington today. remark is ridiculous. he said that reagan is too right wing, and to quote your favorite columnist, who happens to be me, the party has just nominated a guy who lives 15 miles to the left of ronald reag. every republican nominee since reagan has been more liberal than him. >> we had a special election this week in arizona, in a district that republicans have carried at the presidential level consistently since its creation. the democrats running...
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>>> from washington the mcglaughlin group, the american original. for over three decades the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> issue one, stop red lining us. >> first of all, i didn't set a red line. the world set a red line. the world set a red line when government's representing 98% of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent and passed a treaty forbidding their use even when countries are engaged in war. congress set a red line when it ratified that treaty. >> president obama set a precedent this week by being the first sitting american president to visit sweden. during a joint news conference with the swedish prime minister mr. obama did his best to internationalize the red line. prime minister rhinefeld said sweden could only support action against syria if it were authorized by the united nations. the u.n. sent a team of inspectors to syria to verify the use of the nerve gas sarin. eight years ago in 2005, also, the u.n. security council authorized sanctions against syria. resolution 1636 punished syri
>>> from washington the mcglaughlin group, the american original. for over three decades the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> issue one, stop red lining us. >> first of all, i didn't set a red line. the world set a red line. the world set a red line when government's representing 98% of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent and passed a treaty forbidding their use even when countries are engaged in war. congress set a red line...
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. >> in washington, initially u.s. officials, past and present, voiced interest and skepticism. former secretary of state hillary clinton spoke at the white house event. said -- >> if the regime immediately surrenders its control, as was suggested by secretary kerry anr excuse for delay for obstruction, and russia has to support the international community's efforts sincerely or be held to account. >> but hours later, a surprising clarification, a senior official traveling with kerry said the secretary's remarks had been rhetorical and not intended as a serious proposal. meanwhile, the administration pressed its lobbying effort to win congressional support. it included a closed-door eting this evening for all members of congress, just back from a month-lingeries is. the first major test will come on wednesday, when the senate takes a procedural vote on a resolution to authorize force against syria. the diplomatic back and forth over transferring syrian weaponos outside control created confusion for much of the day. it also became a prime topic in a series of interviews at the wh
. >> in washington, initially u.s. officials, past and present, voiced interest and skepticism. former secretary of state hillary clinton spoke at the white house event. said -- >> if the regime immediately surrenders its control, as was suggested by secretary kerry anr excuse for delay for obstruction, and russia has to support the international community's efforts sincerely or be held to account. >> but hours later, a surprising clarification, a senior official traveling...
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has this president fallen in love with foreign policy because of the stalemate in washington? >> right. i -- i understand exactly the point. first of all, he's a cool character so he doesn't express huge enthusiasm or emotions about many things. i think he feels -- i've watched him fairly closely. >> rose: you've talked to him. >> and talked to him on occasion. a rare occasion. but nonetheless opportunity to listen to him carefully. >> rose: well, this is no secret. >> no, it's fine. it's fine. but -- >> rose: (laughs) >> i think that he, a, has mastered in it a way that he hadn't mastered in the a couple years. in other words -- >> rose: well, bill clinton mastered in the a couple years. >> i think he's pretty good analytically. >> rose: does he remind you of anybody? the way he approaches these issues and these problems? he obviously makes mistakes that you point out. the red line was a mistake, obviously, unless you're prepared to act if there was -- and if he points a red line, you have to make damn sure there's no ambiguity about the red line. >> you know who he reminds m
has this president fallen in love with foreign policy because of the stalemate in washington? >> right. i -- i understand exactly the point. first of all, he's a cool character so he doesn't express huge enthusiasm or emotions about many things. i think he feels -- i've watched him fairly closely. >> rose: you've talked to him. >> and talked to him on occasion. a rare occasion. but nonetheless opportunity to listen to him carefully. >> rose: well, this is no secret....
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here we go again with this talk about a red line with chemical weapons in serious set by washington. any chance this time that the u.s. is going to move and take action? >> there is really no sign for that at the moment. the only official word we've heard from the white house actually was from the deputy press secretary, who insisted that the united nations should investigate what happened in syria on wednesday. of course, the top military officer in the country publicly, basically, giving advice against ramping up military presence in syria. by the way, interesting detail -- general dempsey was supposed to talk to foreign media on wednesday, but he canceled at the last minute. regulation is this is tied to what happened in syria. >> is there any way now at this stage to convince them to finally do something about serious -- syria? >> among diplomats in new york, they think that china probably could be swayed if russia was not so firmly standing behind the assad regime at the moment. there really is no indication for russia changing its standpoint in the security council. as you know
here we go again with this talk about a red line with chemical weapons in serious set by washington. any chance this time that the u.s. is going to move and take action? >> there is really no sign for that at the moment. the only official word we've heard from the white house actually was from the deputy press secretary, who insisted that the united nations should investigate what happened in syria on wednesday. of course, the top military officer in the country publicly, basically,...
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the syrian embassy in washington d.c. has repeatedly refused newshour requests for an on- camera interview with either the ambassador or a top aide on this matter. and whether the syrian government is running agents in the united states. but in a statement they did say there have been concerted efforts recently by individuals and the media to spread lies and distortions regarding the embassy of syria. these proceed post russ allegations claim that the embassy is involved in targeting or intimidating syrian expatriates in the u.s. which is absolutely untrue. the syrian-american community is divided between support for the uprising and for the assad regime. at a syrian orthodox church outside washington, not a single parishioner wanted to talk about their homeland. the congregation's pastor struck a careful middle ground. >> we are with those people who ask rightly for their rights. they want it in the right way going on the streets, demonstrating peacefully but not for those people who.... >> sreenivasan: only 10% of syria
the syrian embassy in washington d.c. has repeatedly refused newshour requests for an on- camera interview with either the ambassador or a top aide on this matter. and whether the syrian government is running agents in the united states. but in a statement they did say there have been concerted efforts recently by individuals and the media to spread lies and distortions regarding the embassy of syria. these proceed post russ allegations claim that the embassy is involved in targeting or...
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he comes to washington and that stopped. he never spent any time, effort or charm on members of congress. and now in the twilight of his presidency he says well maybe what worked in duluth and des moines and detroit and dallas and all over the country, beverly hills maybe i can try it on capitol hill. i think first of all dinner went well with the senators. i will say this you've got to bring them into the whitehouse. it's great to go up to the hill. jefferson hotel is fine. but i mean the whitehouse, nobody talks about going to the whitehouse, you know, without a sense of awe. i went to the white house i met met the president. >> woodruff: would they go. >> of course they would go. if they get a conversation going between republicans and democrats. he's right in saying some people will have trouble supporting anything i'm for that they can't be for. i just think listen, the other stuff was outgoing names, campaigning on an issue and checking areas being on tv and kicking the daylights, that wasn't working and was hurting hi
he comes to washington and that stopped. he never spent any time, effort or charm on members of congress. and now in the twilight of his presidency he says well maybe what worked in duluth and des moines and detroit and dallas and all over the country, beverly hills maybe i can try it on capitol hill. i think first of all dinner went well with the senators. i will say this you've got to bring them into the whitehouse. it's great to go up to the hill. jefferson hotel is fine. but i mean the...
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and andrew tabler, a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. he worked as a journalist in syria, and is the author of the forthcoming book, "in the lion's den: an eyewitness account of washington's battle with syria." gentlemen, thank you both for being with us, andrew tabler, to you first, how strong is this protest movement, this movement against president as ad. >> they're gaining strength, today we had 32 killed, 25 in dhara which has been the epicentre of the protests to date. but it's not just in terms of scale that these protests have grown. now they're starting to spread outside of dhara to other areas to kurdish areas which are traditionally against the assad regime as well as to the syrian coast, other areas which are traditionally loyal to the regime. so this is cracking away at a lot of the sunni veneer around bashar's dominated regime and it is obviously the measure he has taken so far haven't stopped the protests. >> brown: you-- . >> woodruff: you are describing the sunnis, the ethnic group. >> they are the majority, that's corre
and andrew tabler, a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. he worked as a journalist in syria, and is the author of the forthcoming book, "in the lion's den: an eyewitness account of washington's battle with syria." gentlemen, thank you both for being with us, andrew tabler, to you first, how strong is this protest movement, this movement against president as ad. >> they're gaining strength, today we had 32 killed, 25 in dhara which has been the epicentre of...
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david leonhardt is washington bureau chief of the "new york times". in 2011 he won a pulitzer prize for commentary analyzing the pressing questions facing the u.s. economy here in new york gillian tett. he's an assistant editor and columnist in at the "financial times." i am pleased to have them all. so i want to go around this table and in washington. were you surprised? >> i was surprised and personally i think it was a bit of a mistake in terms of the fed's credibility. it's a little bit like saying someone's going to have-to-go on a diet and then have one more slice of chocolate cake. it also underscores the degree to which they're concerned not so much about the economy but about the political outlook and the fight over the -- >> rose: budget and deficit. >> sequestration. >> rose: david leonhardt, were you surprised? >> i was. the fed has made the same mistake after performing very well in hindsight during the crisis. since the crisis the fed has continually been too optimistic about the state of the economy. and i think they wanted to avoid mak
david leonhardt is washington bureau chief of the "new york times". in 2011 he won a pulitzer prize for commentary analyzing the pressing questions facing the u.s. economy here in new york gillian tett. he's an assistant editor and columnist in at the "financial times." i am pleased to have them all. so i want to go around this table and in washington. were you surprised? >> i was surprised and personally i think it was a bit of a mistake in terms of the fed's...
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tonight, from the state department in washington, d.c., conversations on diplomacy, with secretary of state hillary clinton, and former secretary of state james baker. >> tonight special edition of charlie rose. >> rose: tonight a special edition of charlie rose from the state department in washington, d.c. we bring you conversations on diplomacy. this series offers an opportunity to hear previous secretaries of state and the current secretary of state, hillary clinton. they reflect on the challenges of the office and address the most pressing issues of u.s. forepolicy. this evening we bring you our second installment of this see, featuring secretary of state clinton. there are seven living secretaries of state, henry kiss, joornlg schultz, madeleine albright, colin powell. and hillary clinton. the state department has announced a u.s. initiative. secretary clinton has spent nearly four decades in public service as an attorney. the first lady of the united states, a senator from new york, and a candidate for the 2008 democratic presidential nomination. he was appointed by president ob
tonight, from the state department in washington, d.c., conversations on diplomacy, with secretary of state hillary clinton, and former secretary of state james baker. >> tonight special edition of charlie rose. >> rose: tonight a special edition of charlie rose from the state department in washington, d.c. we bring you conversations on diplomacy. this series offers an opportunity to hear previous secretaries of state and the current secretary of state, hillary clinton. they reflect...
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i don't think we're in that washington anymore. i think this is going to be... i don't think there's going to be much of a deal. i think there's going to be a kind of... there will be an outcome which hopefully won't be too bad. but the idea that we're actually going to have a guy shaking his hands and everybody feeling good about the outcome. that's not necker in the year 202 or 2013. >> ifill: paul krugman of princeton iversity and t "new york tes." thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> ifill: we'll continue our conversation series in the days to come. that will include an interview with one of the most vocal conservative opponents of higher taxes, grover norquist. >> woodruff: now, as part of our "agents for change" series, we have an update from earthquake and flood-ravaged haiti. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on the fight against an ongoing cholera epidemic. reporter: the 2010 earthque that devastated haiti may still loom large in americans' memory but in haiti itself, that was at least three disasters ago. before hurricane
i don't think we're in that washington anymore. i think this is going to be... i don't think there's going to be much of a deal. i think there's going to be a kind of... there will be an outcome which hopefully won't be too bad. but the idea that we're actually going to have a guy shaking his hands and everybody feeling good about the outcome. that's not necker in the year 202 or 2013. >> ifill: paul krugman of princeton iversity and t "new york tes." thank you very much for...
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. >> in washington and in capitals around europe, there was disappointment in the message from assad. the white house said it wants to see concrete action and reform. another said the stubbornness of the syrian leader is, quote, " shocking." >> when we talk about the region, we are all very concerned, particularly about the recent developments in syria. the news arriving from there is very shocking, but it is also shocking to see how unwilling the syrian government is to acknowledge a problem. this oppression cannot continue. >> that was the german foreign minister there. the head of the u.n. nuclear agency has called for international safety checks on all nuclear reactors to help prevent a repeat of the japanese midget -- the japanese disaster. there was a moment of silence for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in japan. he has called on governments arou the world to conduct risk assessment onheir nuclear power plants within the next 18 months. are going to have more on the lessons learned from fukushima, coming up a little bit later in this program, but first, we are going t
. >> in washington and in capitals around europe, there was disappointment in the message from assad. the white house said it wants to see concrete action and reform. another said the stubbornness of the syrian leader is, quote, " shocking." >> when we talk about the region, we are all very concerned, particularly about the recent developments in syria. the news arriving from there is very shocking, but it is also shocking to see how unwilling the syrian government is to...
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. >> rose: how is life outside of washington? do you miss it? >> first of all, there is life outside of washington. >> rose: you didn't doubt that. >> not at all. >> rose: a man from california would never doubt that. >> it's great to be back in carmel county, in the monterey peninsula, back with my wife and boys and grandchildren, and w im doing some speaking around here in the country, and also abroad. and also working on a book. so i've been keeping very busy. >> rose: i want to talk about some of the themes you're express, in the speeches but first, syria. there are some people beginning to believe putin, the president of the prush aare worried he may be taking the united states. do you agree with that? do you worry about that? do you think there is a way we can respond to that risk? >> i think we have to be smart about this. we can't-- it's pretty obvious, having dealt with the russians time and time again, you know, it's pretty clear that, number one, you know, our word has to be good and our credibility has to be good and we stand by what
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>> it was not a verdict on washington. it was a verdict on obama and the speech he gave 10 days ago that was supposed to be a plan that would be his plan for deficit reduction. it was not a plan. it was a polem, an attack on republicans bitn the paul ryan plan, it made it clear that obama has made a bet. is going to run between now and 2012 against the republicans as people who want to throw your granny in the snow. he thinks he will win on that, and then he will deal with debt and deficits in the future. that is why spend had a judgment, we're going to go at least two years with increasingly larger deficits. and that is very dangerous for the economy. >> mark? >> republicans give president barack obama, who is in big political trouble by himself, gave him an opening that no politician could resist. and that was for reasons that there will have to explain to their grandchildren, they raised this issue of turning -- privatizing medicare, one of the truly popular programs in this country. into a voucher system. and that is n
>> it was not a verdict on washington. it was a verdict on obama and the speech he gave 10 days ago that was supposed to be a plan that would be his plan for deficit reduction. it was not a plan. it was a polem, an attack on republicans bitn the paul ryan plan, it made it clear that obama has made a bet. is going to run between now and 2012 against the republicans as people who want to throw your granny in the snow. he thinks he will win on that, and then he will deal with debt and...
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and hisham melhem, the washington bureau chief for the al arabiya news network. joe lauria, let me start with you. that was lop sided if non-binding vote. what does the results from the general assembly today tell you aboutho's lining up for and against the damascus government? >> well, there are very few that are supporting damascus anymore. this is rebuke to assad and puts political pressure on him although he seems to be impervious to it. and it isolated russia which tried to add amendments that were rejected by the arabs. so there were a few countries that voted. iran, of course, because iran is at the center in many ways of this conflict. in syria the russians wanted to put an amendment to have foreign fighters no longer be supported or to have the opposition declare that they will dissociate themselves from the foreign influence and they have blamed other countries for backing extremist groups. now the syrians have gone as far as to name qatar and saudi arabia in particular for backing extremist groups, not necessarily al qaeda. as we've heard now they have
and hisham melhem, the washington bureau chief for the al arabiya news network. joe lauria, let me start with you. that was lop sided if non-binding vote. what does the results from the general assembly today tell you aboutho's lining up for and against the damascus government? >> well, there are very few that are supporting damascus anymore. this is rebuke to assad and puts political pressure on him although he seems to be impervious to it. and it isolated russia which tried to add...
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washington is sending jim yong kim as its candidate into the race. he is an hiv specialist and doctor. >> i believe that nobody is more qualified to carry out that mission than dr. jim kim. it is time for development professional to lead the world's largest development agency. >> since it was founded in 1944, the job of world bk present has traditionally gone to an american. observers say kim's nomination is an attempt to appease developing countries who have complained about their underrepresentation at the bank. >> kim was born in south korea and has plenty of experience in developing countries. he has the qualifications to lead the world bank. with this nomination, president obama makes it clear that he is supporting a reform the organization. at the end of this reform, emerging economies may have a stronger influence on the world bank. >> he in gmany for years now the northern town has been eyed by the government as a prodigious site for the permanent storage of nuclear waste. but in a major turnaround, the environment minister has suggested cons
washington is sending jim yong kim as its candidate into the race. he is an hiv specialist and doctor. >> i believe that nobody is more qualified to carry out that mission than dr. jim kim. it is time for development professional to lead the world's largest development agency. >> since it was founded in 1944, the job of world bk present has traditionally gone to an american. observers say kim's nomination is an attempt to appease developing countries who have complained about their...
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"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: nordic naturals sf >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: nordic naturals sf >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you....
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in washington, a senate committee approved a resolution authorizing the use of force. and the cleveland man convicted of holding three women captive over the course of a decade was found dead in his prison cell overnight. authorities said ariel castro hanged himself. >> woodruff: online, why being famous is a lot more lucrative than being good. kwame holman has more. >> reporter: on "making sense," the power of a household name. we looked into the sales of the book "the cuckoo's calling" before and after its author, robert galbraith, was exposed as j.k. rowling. and what makes sarin deadly? on "science wednesday," we examine the potency of poisonous gas. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. before we go, a reminder. we have good news if you're used to watching the pbs newshour monday through friday. starting this weekend, you can find us saturdays and sundays, as well. pbs newshour weekend premieres this saturday, september 7. join hari sreenivasan for a 30- minute look at the top news stories w
in washington, a senate committee approved a resolution authorizing the use of force. and the cleveland man convicted of holding three women captive over the course of a decade was found dead in his prison cell overnight. authorities said ariel castro hanged himself. >> woodruff: online, why being famous is a lot more lucrative than being good. kwame holman has more. >> reporter: on "making sense," the power of a household name. we looked into the sales of the book...
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tonight is opening night for a new play here in washington. it's called "bell" and the playwright is our own jim. the subject is alexander graham bell, inventor of the telephone and many other things. he was also the second president of the national geographic society, which is presenting the play in honor of its 125th anniversary. word is tonight's performance is sold out. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. so break a leg, jim, and did you know reading about bell today, i found out alexander graham bell's mother and wife were both hearing impaired. >> ifill: all i know is jim's incentive is he is not sitting here with us. we wish him all good luck tonight. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others on behalf of all of us at the "pbs newshour." thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions
tonight is opening night for a new play here in washington. it's called "bell" and the playwright is our own jim. the subject is alexander graham bell, inventor of the telephone and many other things. he was also the second president of the national geographic society, which is presenting the play in honor of its 125th anniversary. word is tonight's performance is sold out. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. so break a leg, jim, and did you know reading...
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. >> charlie: as the congress returns to washington to vote on the possibility of authorizing a military strike against syria and the president prepares an address to the nation on tuesday night. a conversation with the president of syria, next. captioning sponsored by rose communications >> charlie: mr. president, thank you very much for this opportunity to talk to you at a very important moment. because the president of the united states will address the nation this week and as you know important conversation is taking place in washington and important things are happening here in your country. do you expect an airstrike? >> as long as the united states doesn't obey the international law and trample over the charter of other nations we have to worry that any administration not only this one would do anything. but according to the lies that we have been hearing from high ranking officials in this administration we have to expect the worse. >> charlie: are you prepared? >> we've been living difficult circumstance for the last two years and a half and we're prepare ourselves for every pos
. >> charlie: as the congress returns to washington to vote on the possibility of authorizing a military strike against syria and the president prepares an address to the nation on tuesday night. a conversation with the president of syria, next. captioning sponsored by rose communications >> charlie: mr. president, thank you very much for this opportunity to talk to you at a very important moment. because the president of the united states will address the nation this week and as...
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if we go back 100 years to 1913 and examine where washington, d.c. was, where the united states was and where a boy who grew up in the south in the middle of the 19th century was i would say he was a centrist in his day. he did introduce jim crow to washington, basically introducing segregation into federal offices. which, in effect, sanctioned further segregation across the country. >> rose: separate but not equal. >> separate but not equal. but the law of the land in that moment was separate but equal and wilson was inclined to give it to t benefit of the doubt. when i say the law of the land, that was a handful of years before -- it wasn't even 20 years before wilson took office. he really did believe that the races should be integrated but he just didn't think the country or certainly the south, certainly washington, d.c. which was a sleepy southern town was ready for it then. so i suggest he didn't believe segregation was subject negotiation. he thought if a generation two could pass then indeed we could all get together. but he quickly realized
if we go back 100 years to 1913 and examine where washington, d.c. was, where the united states was and where a boy who grew up in the south in the middle of the 19th century was i would say he was a centrist in his day. he did introduce jim crow to washington, basically introducing segregation into federal offices. which, in effect, sanctioned further segregation across the country. >> rose: separate but not equal. >> separate but not equal. but the law of the land in that moment...